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Palestinian hunger strikers insist on gaining their freedom even if the cost is their lives

Posted on: December 6, 2012
Ayman Sharawnah, 158 days on hunger strike

5 December 2012 | Addameer

Ayman Sharawnah, 158 days on hunger strike

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association expresses its deep concern for the health and lives of five Palestinian political prisoners that are on hunger strike to protest their unjust detention in Israeli Occupation’s prisons. The five current hunger strikers are: Ayman Sharawna (158 days), Samer Al-Issawi (127 days), Oday Keilani (46 days), Jafar Azzidine (8) and Tarek Qa’adan (8 days).

On 3 December Addameer lawyer Fares Zayyad visited Ramleh prison clinic and met with two of the … Continue reading


Updated on December 7, 2012
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One Voice in Gaza: normalization at its best!

Posted on: December 6, 2012
One Voice in Gaza: normalization at its best!

5 December 2012 | The One Democratic State Group, Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine
It has come to our knowledge that One Voice, “an international grassroots movement that amplifies the voice of mainstream Israelis and Palestinians, empowering them to propel their elected representatives toward the two-state solution” has started recruiting youth from The Gaza Strip. This is supposed to be part of its work “to forge consensus for conflict resolution and build a human infrastructure capable of mobilizing the people toward a negotiated, comprehensive and permanent agreement between … Continue reading


Updated on December 6, 2012
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Israeli army demolishes mosque in al Mufaqarah, South Hebron Hills

Posted on: December 4, 2012
Israeli army demolishes mosque in al Mufaqarah, South Hebron Hills

4 December 2012 | Operation Dove

At-Tuwani – On Tuesday 4 December at 6.30 am, two bulldozers together with a Border Police vehicle, four District Coordination Office (DCO) vehicles and five Israeli army vehicles arrived to the Palestinian village of al Mufaqarah, and demolished the mosque.

The mosque was already demolished by the Israeli army one year ago, on November 24, 2011. The inhabitants of the village had just finished to rebuild the mosque last October.

The village of al Mufaqarah belongs to Area C, under the military and administrative control of Israel. Every construction must be approved by the Israeli … Continue reading


Updated on December 4, 2012
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Demonstration in solidarity with Gaza fishermen on Wednesday, 5 December 2012 at Gaza port

Posted on: December 4, 2012
Demonstration in Solidarity with Gaza Fishermen on Wednesday

4 December 2012 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

A demonstration in solidarity with Gaza Fishermen is planned for Wednesday, 5 December 2012, to be held at Gaza Port at 10am.

In the period between Wednesday, 28 November, and Saturday, 1 December, at least 29 fishermen have been arrested, at least 9 fishing boats have been impounded (including a larger trawling vessel), and one boat has been destroyed. The fishermen’s reports are generally the same: they are fishing within the new 6 mile limit … Continue reading


Updated on May 17, 2013
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From Soweto 1976 to Gaza 2012: what we need is people’s power!

Posted on: December 3, 2012
From Soweto 1976 to Gaza 2012: what we need is people’s power!

3 December 2012 | PACBI

In 2008/2009 Gaza was bombed by Israeli Apache helicopters and F16 and V58 fighter planes for 22 days, ultimately causing the deaths of more than 1400 Palestinians, predominatly civlians. Israel, with all the impunity it has enjoyed since its establishment on the ruins of Palestinian society, returned to Gaza two weeks ago and repeated some of the same crimes in 8 days, launching 1800 aerial strikes, killing more than 175 Palestinians — including 34 children, 11 women, 19 elderly — and injuring … Continue reading


Updated on December 4, 2012
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In new violation of ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces arrest 14 fishermen and confiscate 3 fishing boats: number of arrested fishermen increases to 29 and confiscated boats to 9

Posted on: December 2, 2012

2nd December 2012 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) repeats its condemnation of Israel’s violations against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip. PCHR is concerned over the escalation of Israeli attacks directed against fishermen since the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip that was stopped following the cease-fire agreement reached between Palestinian resistance groups and the Israeli occupation forces, under Egyptian and international auspices. Attacks against fishermen escalated despite the Israeli authorities’ announcement of allowing the fishermen to fish up to 6 nautical miles off the Gaza shore in the context of the cease-fire. … Continue reading


Updated on December 2, 2012
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What YOU can do as an International to help people in Palestine

Posted on: November 17, 2012

17th November 2012 | Palestine

via http://qumsiyeh.org

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Before we address what can be done, we need to ask what Palestinians want from the International Community and what are some goals to adopt for your group to help achieve that. The Palestinian Civil Society Call to action is the best articulation of what Palestinians want from the International community. They include the Palestinian Constants or Thawabet. The Civil Society Call was initially signed by 170 Palestinian civil society organizations and communities and has since been endorsed by thousands of groups. It is posted at http://www.bdsmovement.net/call

Second, we must educate ourselves. … Continue reading


Updated on January 24, 2013
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Take Action: Verdict in Corrie Case Requires U.S. Investigation

Posted on: September 20, 2012
Take Action: Verdict in Corrie Case Requires U.S. Investigation

September 19 2012 | US Campaign to End the Occupation

Urge the U.S. Government to Investigate Israel’s Attacks on Rachel and Others

Rachel Corrie

Rachel Corrie was a U.S. citizen and a human rights defender committed to ending Israel’s illegal demolition of Palestinian homes. According to the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions,Israel has demolished an estimated 27,000 Palestinian structures in Occupied Palestinian Territory since 1967.

Rachel was killed by the Israeli military with a U.S.-taxpayer funded Caterpillar D9 bulldozer on March 16, 2003, in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, while seeking to protect … Continue reading


Updated on September 20, 2012
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Family home raided in Silwan after settler attack on children

Posted on: September 5, 2012
Israeli Forces raid Palestinian home

By SILWANIC

28 August, 2012 | SILWANIC, Silwan, Jerusalem

Israeli forces raided a Palestinian family home in Silwan on Saturday, 18 September. The Karki family were accused by armed forces of attacking nearby Israeli settlers.

Ahmad Siyam told Silwanic that a group of Palestinian children playing in the street were in fact attacked by settlers, leading to a confrontation. When the children continued playing after, a settler arrived 10 minutes later with an Israeli forces escort to arrest the children. When the children ran away, armed forces raided the Karki home.


Updated on September 5, 2012
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Rachel Corrie: Blaming the victim

Posted on: September 4, 2012
Rachel Corrie on March 16,2003

Attorney Hussein Abu Hussein, who represented Rachel Corrie’s family in its suit against Israel, says they knew from the beginning that it would be an uphill battle to find truth and justice in an Israeli court.

By Hussein Abu Hussein

02 September, 2012 | Haaretz

On Tuesday, Judge Oded Gershon of the Haifa District Court dismissed the civil lawsuit I brought on behalf of Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for the unlawful killing of their daughter, an American peace activist and human rights defender who legally entered Gaza to live with Palestinian families in Rafah whose homes were threatened … Continue reading


Updated on September 5, 2012
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